#poetry · love

The ‘be’ in my longing…


Sometimes a person walks into a room and your heart beats different. It skips faster, your blood rushes, your pulse races, your breath speeds, and your heart starts to hammer with a kind of manic banging, like it's going to burst out of its cage any moment now. Attraction does that to you. (So do… Continue reading The ‘be’ in my longing…

#poetry · love · motherhood · parenting

She’s exactly like you!


They say, "she's exactly like you!" But I look over at you, and I see...so much more! You're a little bit of me, sure...the good 'little' I hope, And you're a little bit your dad...his excellent 'little.' But...you are still so much more! I look over at you and marvel, did she really come through… Continue reading She’s exactly like you!

love · motherhood · parenting · Views & Opinions

A Mother’s Job Profile


Note to self: Daily reminder My job profile: My children are NOT my report card of an imaginary parenting exam! Their achievements are NOT a certificate of my ‘wonderful’ skills as a mother.  Their success is purely their own...a product of their dedication, hard work, luck, and destiny.  I am here to unconditionally love, assist… Continue reading A Mother’s Job Profile

Being woman · gender equality · love · Views & Opinions

#Remember The Time You Did Not Rape Me


If I were ever asked to give an acceptance speech, for the award that is my life, I imagine it would go something like this… ‘To the most important men in my life, I would like to say Thank You. Thank you to my father, for bringing me up just right. For teaching me to… Continue reading #Remember The Time You Did Not Rape Me